1. ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN YOUR PROJECT This is a short presentation from issues discussed in a meeting of MCS3 on Tues 2 nd March 2004.

2. Scheduling your work Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July TASKTASK Pre- report 12 week term

3. What are your Milestones & Deliverables? Milestones: Take a back to front look at your project Board of Exams25 th June Presentation 13 th June Submission 1 st June End of Exams 21 th May Revision week26 th April Very ruff draft(10 pages)9 th April End of lectures26 th March Deliverables: These are assessed!  Work during year  Report  Presentation  Other material o Video production o Sound production o Software o Investigation results

4. REPORTS Report Structure –Abstract –Introduction –Purpose and Goals –Background –Specification –Implementation –Test and Verifications –Results of above methods –Discussions and conclusions –References ( Fully indexed references) –Appendix (Tables of results, key background)

5. PRESENTATION Two examiners: same as read assessors 20-25 Minutes Presentation 20-25 Minutes discussion and questions Format: Best with Power Point Demonstration: How long will it take Have you all the resources you need for the presentation

6. ASSESSMENT Who assesses? Who is assessing your work? - They are your clients Two assessors: Your supervisor and another engineering staff member Both Assessors read reports and assess presentations. Project supervisor assesses work during year and preliminary report 20% for work during year – 10% for preliminary report – 50% for project report – 20% for presentation

7. ASSESSORS VIEW THINK Examiners have upwards of 15 reports and deliverables to assess. –Little time to see the difference between An report with excellent ideas and work and one with just lots of content. More than 3 reports a day. Reports: Must be very clear and easy to read/assess Make strong links between the report and the presentation Presentation: Should support/highlight main concepts and work you have done in the report. Good presentations can influence report marks. –Imagine your project report and presentation as the first steps in a proposal to get funding. Can you convince your assessors to fund you? – Identify the main concepts and ideas of your work. List them Build your report so that they stand out Make sure you communicate all the main ideas of your work clearly